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Show DEAD AT HIS POST. Station Tender at Bonner, Montana, Electric Plant, Is Killed Whilo Attending to His Duties. Mlssoull Mnnt , Aug 1 J E WIlBon, night tender ut the Missoula electric light plniit at Uonner. was fount dead this morning bs the day watch on their arrival ar-rival at fi o clock IIo lay beside the brush, which he had been c leaning, In a pool of blood A huge wound In his able showed where some portion of the in ichlnery had eleilt the man a terrific blow and knocked the life nut of lllm, probably before he realized whit huppcued Tho accllent had eild.ntls oeetirred earla In the nlubt, us Ihe ptiislcliu who wns called said the insu bad been dead many hoairs VMlsun wns IS senrs of in.0 and auamarrled Ihe renirkal lo pari nf tho accident Is tlMl nothing should hale gone wrong during dur-ing the. night about the big plant Wilson was the solo occupaul e.f the building, keeping tho engine In order nnd liollcr well staked, as well ss noting as wutch-nian wutch-nian und brush tender. 'Iho machinery, which kepi running, wus ull In perfect worklnz older when th dis force came and found Iho man dead, and eierj thing I wns nr, rarentli in as gned condition as ir lie had been up attending to his work all night proilng t least hnlf th. pitrnlmen were kept Puss pushing the eager crowd of p.enile that had gathered In tho station out the door W hen Ur Hales first looked nt the man ho said It was only a matter of n few moments when he mut rile but he went to work enrrg. Itrnlls under the .llsheirt-enlnat .llsheirt-enlnat cln iimstiiiires nnd a llllle Inter slid the mill had a fair show tn reenicr Ho at oalep communicated Willi the Hols I're.s hn ll.il nnd ln l short time the ambulance was got out mil stute.l down for McCaslln llefore II nrrlied howeier, a vers pathetic Scene was witnessed nt the station Judge M.Cotm.ll who said the Injured man wis hi. nearest frlm.l hurried Into the station and looked nt him Tor a moment he seemed unnbte to speak, but when he had roeoierrd a llllle he bent down look the hand of the Injure! mini and with tears lu lit. ees sild Mae what Is the matter here' Oh. Mae emit ion speak to me' ' Ihni atlslng he lurned to the doctor nnd salt ' Doctor this man Is mi friend I am ullh him tn the last rill, h I don t know whether be has done wrong but eien If he has well-do nil sou ran for lilm III I av for It Wnltcr J Meek, clerk of the cits court then started to break the news to the mm s famllj |